Dandagamuwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Dandagamuwa in Kurunegala District, North Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Dandagamuwa electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Ind. 1947-1952 1952 1952-1956 1956 1956-1960
Elections 1947 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Independent Umbrella 9,355 51.82 J. A. Amaratunga Elephant 7,839 43.51 P. B. Bogahalanda Lamp 646 3.59Valid Votes17,84099.03Rejected Votes 175 0.97Total Polled 18,015 100.00Registered Electors 33,767 Turnout 53.35
1952 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Umbrella 16,581 66.34Leelananda, Weerasingha Lamp 4,839 19.36T. A. E. Tennakoon Elephant 2,534 10.14 Magammana, Ariyasingha Star 896 3.58Valid Votes24,85099.42Rejected Votes 144 0.58Total Polled 24,994 100.00Registered Electors 35,625 Turnout 70.16
1956 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Hand 21,704 71.36S. M. H. M. R. B. Rekawa Elephant 8,537 28.07Valid Votes30,24199.43Rejected Votes 175 0.57Total Polled 30,416 100.00Registered Electors 40,972 Turnout 74.24
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